Master Chocolatier
Best Pastry Chef of 2010, awarded by the Royal Spanish Academy of Gastronomy; Member of the Rimini National Team 2007 (Gold); MIP at Madrid Fusion, Lifetime Achievement Award for Research and Development; International Chocolate Taster; Secretary of the Spanish "Bean to Bar" Association; and "Bean to Bar" Trainer. In short, a true master of the chocolate world. Follow him at: www.kankelcacao.com
Producer and post-harvest expert
Distinguished for putting the country's fine aroma cacao on the international map, he manages Finca La Rioja, a family-run farm of just 7 hectares located in the municipality of Cacahoatán, Chiapas. The hallmark of his farm is the cultivation of the nearly extinct single-varietal Criollo Porcelana Blanca cacao. Could we be any luckier to work with his cacao? Follow him at: @finca_la_rioja_mexico
Cocineros
Well, I think you already know us, right? Passionate, enthusiastic, and sometimes with slightly unusual ideas. Why make chocolate? Because learning, playing, experimenting, having fun, and discovering incredible projects like Juan Ángel and Chema's is undoubtedly the best part of our profession.